On a recent Sunday, my new pastor rolled out a new vision statement with some rather drastic changes in our church\u2019s methodology. Seated in the back, I could see the looks, observe the whispers, and watch the body language of the mostly senior adults in my section. We seniors kind of like to keep things the same, mainly because it gets harder and harder to change, as we age. Plus we have grown comfortable with things the way they are, and resist folks messing with our \u201ccomfort zone.\u201d While I understand changes will be made, I also understand my young pastor to be calling us back to a more biblical approach to being the church, and I stand with him 100%. I\u2019m not for change, just for the sake of change, but I am for doing whatever is necessary to impact our world with the truth of God. With a rapidly changing society, how can the church afford not to change? To be sure, I am not talking of changing biblical principles, but rather current methodology. Former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson once said, \u201cHe who rejects change is the architect of decay.\u201d Management specialist Harrington Emerson said, \u201cAs to methods, there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.\u201d That statement may have inspired the little poem, \u201cMethods are many, principles are few. Methods often change, principles never do.\u201d There is nothing wrong with new methods, if they are based on timeless principles, In fact, God told His people through Isaiah, \u201cBehold, I will do a new thing\u201d (Isaiah 43:19). I want to find my place in the new things of my unchanging God. Don\u2019t you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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